Fire and Water
Fire and Water is a continuation of my investigation into micro-flora which has been the focus of my practice since 2013. ‘Fire’ refers to the woodfiring technique employed to fire the ceramics whilst ‘water’ references the site of a natural spring in Asturias, Spain, the source of the plants. I collected plants growing around the Victoria Spring in Asturias which I translated into porcelain with a distinctive palette of matte and gloss finishes. The work was created for Collect 2019, Saatchi.
Kay Aplin
Brighton, England
Soda wood fired and oxidised porcelain, 1.25m diameter, 2019
Soda wood fired and oxidised porcelain, 0.85m diameter, 2019
Oxidised porcelain, 0.65m diameter, 2019
Oxidised porcelain, 0.6m diameter, 2019
Soda wood fired and oxidised porcelain, 0.6m diameter, 2019
Soda wood fired and oxidised porcelain, 0.55m diameter, 2019